On Sunday I was up around 6:45 am for some reason, so I decided to head down to my favorite breakfast/pastry place. On the way, there is a stretch of road that has 3 very wide lanes and is almost arrow straight for about 2 miles, with only 1 light in the middle for a sparsely travelled road that T's into it.
Anyway, I got caught at the first light before this straight section starts, and there is a silver Audi R8 4.2 sitting there. The exhaust tips were definitely aftermarket, as they were thicker & chrome, but still the quad circles. Driver was about 40, with a girl in the passenger seat. When I pulled up, he looked over, dropped his window, and blipped the throttle. I returned the favor, and we got ready. When the light turned, he got a better launch than me; I popped the clutch too quickly and got wheelspin. I feathered the gas, grabbed traction quickly. By this time his rear wheel was at my front bumper. I didn't mind as I got to clearly hear his aftermarket exhaust. Amazing! I made up a foot through 1st, nailed the shift to 2nd at 7500, and pulled. By the top of 2nd, he was half a car behind me. 7500, into 3rd, and I pulled over a car through 3rd. Same through 4th. I let off around the middle of 5th, with him about 4-5 lengths behind. He slowed as soon as I tapped the brakes, pulled up, and him & his girl gave me a big thumbs up, then sped off. I must say, between my car & his, it would have been tough to get a more glorious sounding race! :rockon:
Now I had seen a Veloster Turbo back at the T-intersection in the middle of this street, but didn't think anything of it. At the end of this long road, there is one light (which the Audi turned right at), then a 1/4 mile til a sprawling shopping center on both sides of the road. The Veloster got next to me at that light an proceeded to rev it up. This guy was definitely in his 40s. I looked over and said "Are you sure? Did you see that I was just beating an R8?" I was wasn't sarcastic or snide at all, because I know some people just want to see a car run. He responded with "Go **** yourself!" and when the light turned, he did his best burn out, or the best 201 overrated Hyundai horsepower will manage.
I laughed and just went at a normal pace, as this center is teeming with cops. Sure enough, he was pulled over just past the center, and was actually out of the car & cuffed on the curb. I had a great laugh at that.
Then the drive ended with pancakes, bacon, eggs, and the best cinnamon roll I've ever had. It might have been more awesome than beating an R8!
Anyway, I got caught at the first light before this straight section starts, and there is a silver Audi R8 4.2 sitting there. The exhaust tips were definitely aftermarket, as they were thicker & chrome, but still the quad circles. Driver was about 40, with a girl in the passenger seat. When I pulled up, he looked over, dropped his window, and blipped the throttle. I returned the favor, and we got ready. When the light turned, he got a better launch than me; I popped the clutch too quickly and got wheelspin. I feathered the gas, grabbed traction quickly. By this time his rear wheel was at my front bumper. I didn't mind as I got to clearly hear his aftermarket exhaust. Amazing! I made up a foot through 1st, nailed the shift to 2nd at 7500, and pulled. By the top of 2nd, he was half a car behind me. 7500, into 3rd, and I pulled over a car through 3rd. Same through 4th. I let off around the middle of 5th, with him about 4-5 lengths behind. He slowed as soon as I tapped the brakes, pulled up, and him & his girl gave me a big thumbs up, then sped off. I must say, between my car & his, it would have been tough to get a more glorious sounding race! :rockon:
Now I had seen a Veloster Turbo back at the T-intersection in the middle of this street, but didn't think anything of it. At the end of this long road, there is one light (which the Audi turned right at), then a 1/4 mile til a sprawling shopping center on both sides of the road. The Veloster got next to me at that light an proceeded to rev it up. This guy was definitely in his 40s. I looked over and said "Are you sure? Did you see that I was just beating an R8?" I was wasn't sarcastic or snide at all, because I know some people just want to see a car run. He responded with "Go **** yourself!" and when the light turned, he did his best burn out, or the best 201 overrated Hyundai horsepower will manage.
I laughed and just went at a normal pace, as this center is teeming with cops. Sure enough, he was pulled over just past the center, and was actually out of the car & cuffed on the curb. I had a great laugh at that.
Then the drive ended with pancakes, bacon, eggs, and the best cinnamon roll I've ever had. It might have been more awesome than beating an R8!
